CVE-2003-0496 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft SQL Server before Windows 2000 SP4 allows local users to gain privileges as the SQL Server user by calling the xp_fileexist extended stored procedure with a named pipe as an argument instead of a normal file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.57% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-08-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2000 terminal services |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - CreateFile API Named Pipe Privilege Escalation (1) | 2003-07-08 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - CreateFile API Named Pipe Privilege Escalation (2) | 2003-07-08 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0013.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820282607865&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830986720243&w=2
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a070803-1.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0013.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820282607865&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830986720243&w=2
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a070803-1.txt
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